People who travel to the U.S. by plane will soon no longer need proof of Corona vaccination. The U.S. government announced on Monday that it would also lift the obligation for air travelers from abroad with the expiry of more far-reaching Corona emergency regulations on May 11.
For about a year and a half, foreigners have only been allowed to enter the United States after being fully vaccinated against the coronavirus with internationally recognized preparations. The U.S. government had introduced mandatory vaccination in November 2021 to slow the spread of the virus.
The White House has now said that hospitalizations and deaths related to the coronavirus have each fallen by a good 2021 percent since January 90.
Long entry bans for people from numerous countries
Worldwide, corona deaths are at their lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic. The country is now "in a different phase" than when the corona protection measures were introduced. The vaccination requirement is now also to be abolished for federal employees and other groups.
At the beginning of the Corona pandemic in March 2020, then-US President Donald Trump even ordered an entry ban for foreigners from large parts of Europe.
Entry from the Schengen area, Great Britain and Ireland was prohibited with a few exceptions. The U.S. also imposed far-reaching entry bans on foreigners from India, China, Brazil, South Africa and Iran because of the pandemic and maintained them for a long time.